Sign in

Jane O'Hara

@janekohara.bsky.social
1.9K followers 624 following 345 posts

Professor. THIS Institute, University of Cambridge. Patient safety geek. Also health services and policy researcher. Opinions: own. #academicsky #safetysky #hfesky #gardening 🌱 orcid.org/0000-0001-5551-9975

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
blues82.bsky.social @blues82.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
The em dash has been used for literally hundreds of years
2162
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Glenn Moore @thenewsatglenn.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Hate freeloaders who join in the New Year's Eve countdown for the last 10 seconds. I've been doing this all year. Where were you back in May
212425438
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Royal College of Physicians @rcphysicians.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Can a research study change a city’s health? Professor John Wright, doctor and epidemiologist, shares the ongoing work of Born in Bradford – an 18-year study that aims to create a healthier city for future generations. Find out more in #Commentary📖 🔗 ow.ly/laFf50XLA6G
Born in Bradford group
011
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Some welcome positive news!
000
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 11/12/2025
Many of you will have seen our recent tribute to Professor Tim Draycott (1964–2025), a global leader in maternity safety whose work has saved countless lives. Today, we want to share how we at THIS Institute plan to ensure Tim’s vision lives on.
Portrait of Tim Draycott
146
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 10/11/2025
Timeliness matters, but treatment delays are common, complex & tough to tackle. Join @drcjohn.bsky.social @rosielindsay.bsky.social @janekohara.bsky.social as they explore why delays in treatment persist, and what can be done to address them. Register now: ths.im/4nGd5wJ
THIS Space 2025 Why is improving timeliness so hard and what can we do about it? 25 November 13:00-13:50 Online conference
034
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Oli Williams @oliwilliams.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
We started working on this in 2021 and there is *finally* a physical copy of the book in my hand. It feels great that other people can now read all the great work that's in this collection. It is available as a free e-book and in paperback: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...
A copy of the book 'Recalibrating Stigma: sociologies of health and illness' edited by Gareth M. Thomas, Oli Williams, Tanisha Spratt, and Amy Chandler. The front cover of the book depicts a person out at night, lit by the light from a lamppost and looking at posters pasted onto a brick wall that are in the style of the 'WANTED' posters famously associated with the Wild West era of American history. The word 'UNWANTED' has replaced the word 'WANTED'.
75320
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Matthew Scarborough 𓀀 @mattitiahu.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The core role of the university in society is the generational transmission of knowledge and rare skills. This has been already long forgotten by administrators who have prioritised rebranding universities as publicly-funded job-training centres in recent decades.
11427137
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Will they never learn? Reorganisation of NHS structures and management rarely delivers expected benefits or savings, but instead caused ‘redisorganisation’, as @kieranwalshe.bsky.social David Hunter I wrote about for @bmj.com in 2001…. www.bmj.com/content/323/...
62613
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
This is England. They don't hate. They don't rage. They don't riot. They stick together. This is England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
735461
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
This is such a feel good thing. There is NOTHING that's negative about this. Let's just make the most of this feeling. The lionesses are an absolute force.
3603
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
It’s come home. Again.
England football team European Champions. All the players
410710
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Go #Lionesses! So proud of the team, and to win on penalties. Love Chloe Kelly's pride, and confidence too. A win for England and for women!
020
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
More perspective from @samfr.bsky.social - Britain Isn't Broken '72% thought the sentences for those convicted of rioting last year were either fair or not harsh enough... 87% said the people who cleaned up after the riots represent “the real Britain” ' open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/b...
open.substack.com
Britain isn't broken
We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand
615761
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Graham Martin @instagraham.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
New opinion piece in @bmj.com by me and @janekohara.bsky.social: whither patient and staff voice in the NHS post-Dash? Decluttering the safety landscape is necessary but will NHS organisations listen to patients and staff without independent advocacy? www.bmj.com/content/390/...
0115
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Lucy Bronze on how she decided to blast her penalty down the middle (and score). “Statistically it’s risky for the goal keeper to stand still… so yeah, I love maths”.
1141194
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The new maternity task force and the investigation will be co-produced with families, says Wes Streeting in response to a question from @shaunlintern.bsky.social see our BMJ piece here www.bmj.com/content/390/... #insighttoimpactmatneo
054
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: A child has died after contracting measles in Liverpool, where public health officials fear a growing outbreak of the disease. Full story: www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...
thetimes.com
Measles outbreak kills child in Liverpool as vaccination rate plunges
The death in Liverpool, where one in four young children are not protected, is fuelling warnings that the virus could spread like ‘wildfire’
25242171
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Wes Streeting has laid out bold plans for English maternity services - but will they work? Our @bmj.com opinion has now been published, exploring some ways that they might be enhanced. www.bmj.com/content/390/... Written with the fabulous @marydixonwoods.bsky.social @instagraham.bsky.social
bmj.com
066
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A lot of really good sense here - regulation won't make the difference without all the stuff you need to support good management, which the NHS desperately needs.
075
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 24/06/2025
An incredible tech story about a potential revolutionary new model of car ownership that could accelerate EV takeup while saving consumers a substantial amount of money...
82515
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
steve the skeptic @policyskeptic.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
"The next decade could be a golden one for NHS technology. But only if we stop confusing policy aspiration with operational reality." www.hsj.co.uk/technology-a...
hsj.co.uk
We must not paste AI solutions over brittle IT infrastructure
With the 10-Year Health Plan due, Nicholas Appelbaum urges policymakers to follow the American example and ensure clinical interoperability becomes a must-have through legislation
131
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Graham Martin @instagraham.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Really enjoyed the first episode of this new podcast series, Stories of Safety, hosted by @janekohara.bsky.social, featuring an interview with @shaunlintern.bsky.social. A few selected highlights (1/6): psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/latest/podca...
psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk
Stories of Safety Podcast
[vc_row type=in_container full_screen_row_position=middle column_margin=default column_direction=default column_direction_tablet=default column_direction_phone=default scene_position=center text_color...
131
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Here it is! The newly published 4th edition of our Healthcare Management textbook from OUP McGraw Hill, with an expanded editorial team of @simon76moralee.bsky.social @mannisidhu.bsky.social @kieranwalshe.bsky.social and me. #evidencebased #healthmanagement uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heal...
12613
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 19/05/2025
After years of denial, it's really striking that a UK government press release has just come out and said that Brexit was, you know, really bad for trade.
19596201
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
This was a great discussion! Have a listen if you're interested in why it is so hard to do less in healthcare 👇
041
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 10/05/2025
I think about this comic at least once a week
- I want things to be different 
- *smashes everything*
- oh no
292233124709
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Sending strength and solidarity to all parents of children starting their #GCSE exams today. My daughter left the house feeling very nervous, and I have spent much of the last two hours feeling like an expectant parent!
media.tenor.com
kermit the frog is covering his mouth with his hand and the word anticipation is written on the bottom .
ALT: kermit the frog is covering his mouth with his hand and the word anticipation is written on the bottom .
040
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
James Titcombe @jamestitcombe.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Spending the morning spring cleaning the house whilst listening to this brilliant podcast with @shaunlintern.bsky.social hosted by @janekohara.bsky.social 😊 #patientsafety open.spotify.com/episode/4q1j...
open.spotify.com
1: Episode 1 - Shaun Lintern
Stories of Safety · Episode
193
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
rebeccalawton.bsky.social @rebeccalawton.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
First in an exciting new series of podcasts about all things patient safety with the brilliant @janekohara.bsky.social
021
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Super excited about this new podcast, brought to you by @yhpsrc.bsky.social, where I'll be talking to people who've shaped healthcare safety in the UK & beyond. The first episode is a corker - I sit down with @shaunlintern.bsky.social to talk about journalism, harm, and Staffordshire oatcakes... 👇
1136
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Thoughts? @nielspeek.bsky.social
100
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Detecting and Preventing Imposter Participants: Methods and Recommendations for Qualitative Researchers Kristina Medero, Hamdi Abdi, CeRon Ford, and Sarah Gollust journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com
Detecting and Preventing Imposter Participants: Methods and Recommendations for Qualitative Researchers - Kristina Medero, Hamdi Abdi, CeRon Ford, Sarah Gollust, 2025
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many qualitative researchers were forced to alter their data collection methods as traditional face-to-face interviews and focus g...
0165
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 17/04/2025
Bannon the latest in the “Britain doesn’t manufacture anything” brigade. It’s a lazy trope you hear repeated in the media a lot. In fact the UK remains the 8th or 9th biggest manufacturer in the world. 10% of our GDP with some of the most advanced manufacturing anywhere.
791069312
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Read this today (for the first time), in two sittings. Can't believe I have not read any Deborah Levy before. My goodness, Hot Milk is an exquisite novel.
030
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Saltburn in North Yorkshire this evening
1095127306
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 29/03/2025
This is Pippa. She’s been on many scenic hikes and has seen many beautiful views. But she has also napped through her fair share of those views, and we don’t blame her one bit. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday
15210099872
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 24/03/2025
@theatlantic.com’s writers and editors are on Bluesky. Follow us for ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling: go.bsky.app/NVbMa2Y
451018285
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
The UK is a low tax economy It has been for decades and has therefore invested less in public services like health The result is poorer services & less access, a higher debt burden & an unhappy population Choice is poor services low tax or better services higher tax www.ft.com/content/01f5...
612152
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
SIGNED BOOK NEWS. You can pre-order a copy of The Long Shoe, the new novel by the very ace Bob Mortimer @bobmort.bsky.social , from us! It's published on October 9th, but you can pre-order signed copies HERE! (blurb in ALT text) biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie... (please repost, ta!)
Bathroom salesman Matt is at a crossroads. He has lost his job, he is about to be made homeless and his girlfriend has left him.

He wants his luck to change and he wants things to go back to how they were. Out of the blue he is offered a job that comes with a free luxury apartment. He hopes this might be enough to tempt her back.

But, as events unfold, it starts to dawn on him that perhaps she didn't leave of her own accord after all...?

 Praise for Bob Mortimer:   'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else' The Guardian  

‘The much loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart’ – Observer

‘Mortimer’s verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling’ The Times   

'There is a sweetness to his worldview that makes his writing gently poignant... Like Spike Milligan, the only vintage comic whose fiction is still read, Mortimer has managed to use a novel as a vehicle for his distinctive comedic voice' The Telegraph
22512
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Kath Checkland @kathcheckland.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Might be a good time to resurrect our historical review of previous NHS organisational structures.... researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/46... Short version: however you organise it, you always need a number of layers to effectively manage something as complicated as the NHS
researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
LSHTM Research Online
089
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This is a really insightful analysis of some of the issues sitting behind yesterday's shock announcement about the abolition of NHS England by Siva Anandaciva from @thekingsfund.bsky.social. Thanks Charlotte for sharing!
130
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Furqan Shah @shahfa.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🧪 The peer review system is truly broken! 😵‍💫 An editor's perspective: –Ever increasing number of manuscripts submitted for publication –Authors want quick editorial decisions + fast peer review –Reviewers are "too busy" to review –Everyone wants to submit papers but no one wants to review 1/2
4175
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The great @nigelslater.bsky.social once described me – not that I wish to boast – as The Queen of the Frozen Pea, and it’s in this capacity that I give a special #CookbookCorner shout-out for The Frozen Peas Cookbook by Samuel Goldsmith!
Photograph of The Frozen Peas Cookbook by Samuel Goldsmith
2547430
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Right. Streeting has just told the Commons that while much of this can be done without legislation, a bill is needed. And that the whole process of merging DHSC and NHSE is likely to take 2 years. Even if it’s the right long term decision this will be hugely disruptive in the short term
11911
Reposted by Jane O'Hara
Museums + Heritage @museumsandheritage.com · 07/03/2025
News | @englishheritage.bsky.social believes it may have found the only lifetime portrait of Lady Jane Grey museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post...
0103
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
It's research 🐟 time again... #ifyouknowyouknow Sending strength, fellow academics!
010